“The difficulty lies not in finding the next adventure, but in trying to stay put as it calls to you”
“I wanted to write a book that brought the tastes and smells of Africa alive, through adventure and proximity to danger.”
It took a few bottles of whiskey, a dictaphone, and two and a half years of living on a dollar a day on an island in the White Nile in Uganda.
Oh yes .. and two publishing attempts (Black Mamba for Breakfast is the same story!)
And then we decided that without an audiobook and a photobook, the story was not complete …
“Elombe was a little different. I needed to engage children in wilderness learning through illustrations and a rich, geographically exact story.”
"A charming little story with meaning and lots of learning to be had along the way. Not set in fantasy worlds but a true, accurate and fascinating one. Super illustrations help the story unfold. For anyone who likes to read with their child add this book to your collection." Amazon review
"Once in a while, towards the back of the pile, beyond the glitz and the glamour of the charts and best sellers, you stumble across a yet-to-be discovered gem which breathes some fresh air into bedtime story reading.." Amazon review
Why are you scared?
A FREE learning book for the whole family, a page for every member. An initiative to try to allow young Kenyans to come to terms with their fears. To know that to learn is brave.
Maybe you want to learn by way of word searches ...
natural world puzzles
A great way to improve your knowledge on
the natural world beyond your borders.
Teaching our children about the Oceans ...
oceans learning series
Making the facts fun and real in culturally
connected books for children of all ages.
‘What a wonderfully colourful, educational book for children who already know their ABCs. This book takes them further, exploring the wonders of the ocean.”
“It’s one thing to live by the ocean and quite another when your kids
can tell you more about corals that you know myself … Even I learnt
when reading this colourful and phantasmogorical book. What a delight!”
“Years ago I was entranced by a short documentary film about a
lady who petted sharks! I simply loved the way she described them
as puppies – and showed them playing and rolling and coming in
for a head scratch. I simply had to create my own story.”
Sing to me Shark! is wonderfully illustrated in papercut-outs and rhyming couplets sung by Snazzy the Star
Shark. It will enthrall any child who loves language and imagery.
When you don’t know about corals it can be difficult to tell what a
healthy coral reef looks like. Here in Kenya many sections of our
fringing reef are desolate and broken – this book is my attempt to
teach where we might go from here.
Books to Buy ...
what is a healthy reef?
For children who simply want to know more about the world they live in.
hello coral
A wonderfully fantastical journey told by talking corals.
Friendship with a shark
A heartwarming tale about a friendship between a Kenyan man and a shark.
under the sea abc
Learning for children who want to know a little more about the ocean.
sing to me shark!
A book of rhyming couplets and beautiful illustrations for young children.
elombe
Educational, geographically correct fiction tale about African wildlife.